Garment hanger



April 6, 1937. J. H. COURNYER 2,076,174

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 27, 1954 4223522252 MEI/m1." 72. We?

Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger of very simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly, it is my object to provide a garment hanger, so constructed and arranged as to occupy a minimum of space when not in use, and having various coacting parts for supporting a variety of garments in such manner as to retain their shape.

With these. and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my garment hanger, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment hanger embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a top or plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a detailed, sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is an inverted, plan view illustrating one end of the other hanger member.

My garment hanger includes a plate indicated in the drawing by the reference numeral I0,

preferably made of metal, adapted to be secured to a wall or the like II; as by means of screws l2 and I3. The plate l0 has at its upper end at its side edges, portions 14 bent into cyllndrical shape. 7

Received in each cylindrical member I4 is the upright end iii of a heavy wire or the like, which has at its upper. end the laterally and upwardly inclined portion l6, forming a hanger, which I have indicated generally by the character A.

The hanger A can be swung'pivotally to position where it rests against the wallas shown at the right-hand side of Figure 2 or may be swung outwardly from the wall to more conveniently support a garment.

Below the cylindrical portions M, the plate III hasan outwardly pressed, inwardly opening,

horizontal channel I1. I provide a trousers hanger B, which is in the form of a flat strip of metal, the central portion ill of which is received in the channel-like portion ll of the plate H), as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3.

It will be observed that the screw l3 extends through the channel-like portion ll of the plate and also through the central part IQ of the pants hanger strip.

Spaced from the plate Hi, the strip It! has the outwardly inclined portions l9, best shown per- From the outer end of the portions IS, the strip is extended horizontally away from the plate l0, substantially parallel with the surface of the wall forming a portion 20, which at its outer end is bent around and then back, as 5 at 2|. 7

The portions 20 and 2| at each end of the trousers hanger is substantially U-shaped. The portion 2| is inclined slightly toward the portion 20, as shown at the right-hand side of Figure 2. 10 The inner end of the portion 2| is inclined away from the wall II, for instance, as indicated at 22, and is then bent back on itself as at 23, and then has a'portion 24 inclinedtoward and to the outer end of the portion 20. 15

. The pants hanger is made of resilient mate rial, so that the portion 24 tends to press against the portion 20.

At the'left-hand side of Figure 2, I have illustrated the leg of a pair of trousers 25 inserted 20 into the pants hanger between the portion 24 and the portion 20. It will be seen that the arrangement described is such that the member 24 presses against the trousers for a considerable length, so that the trousers leg is resiliently 25 gripped between the portions 24 and 20.

At the lower end of the plate'lll is formed a journal portion 26fqr the upper end of a metal clined toward eachother at their middle por- -tions and away from each other at their ends, 35

and are connected at their outer ends by a horizontal portion 29. The arms 28 as viewed from the side are also bent or curved as indicated at 28a inFigure 3.

A strip of sheet metal is bent to form a holder 40 D for the coat'ha'nger hereinafter to be described. g

The holder D is bent at its middle around the portion 29 of the loop C as at 30. The ends of the strip of metal forming the holder D are 45 extended substantially parallel with each other toward their extreme end portions as at 3|,

thence outwardly and away from each other, as at 32, and thence parallel with each'other as at 33. They are then bent around on each other '50 and inwardly toward the'portion 29 to form two channel-like portions, opening toward the member 29 and indicated at 34. I v

The coat-hanger comprises a channel member 35, which opens away from the member 29 and I members 31.

The coat hanger is indicated generally by the character E.

The coat hanger members 31 are preferably made of metal and have at their inner ends, channel-shaped portions 38 slidably fitted upon the member 35, as illustrated for instance in Figure 4..

It will be seen that the members 31 can be telescopically slid on the member 35 for giving to the coat hanger a variety of lengths and for permitting them to be telescoped for occupying a minimum of space for shipment and storage. The bearing 26 is open at the back so as to permit the ready removal of the loops C when the 'screws i2 and I3 are taken out.

It will be observed that my garment hanger hangers A can be pulled out and the loop C can be separated from the bearing 26. The members 31 can be pushed toward each other i 35 for reducing, the coat hanger proper to a minimum length, and the loop C can be folded over the holder D as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 3 to permit the coat hanger with the holder B and loop C to occupy minimum space for packing and storage.

It will be seen that I have provided a garment hanger, which can largely be made with dies by economical manufacturing process,

which projects a very short distance out from the wall when installed, and which can be readily taken apart and. packed in a minimum space.

Another important feature of my hanger is the arrangement of the members or portions 24 of the pants hanger, which is such that the trousers legs may be gripped for practically the whole length of the member 24 against the member or portion 20.

Another important feature is the construction of the coat hanger E and the holder D and the loop 0 and the mounting thereon of the loop C on the plate l0, whereby whenthe coat is hung on the hanger E, the loop C can be readily swung out from the plate, and yet the coat hanger E and holder D will pivot on the portion 29 of the loop C, so that the coathanger can hang in horizontal position as illustrated in Figure 3. a

It will, of course, be understood that any material may be used which may be desired, and that numerous changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my improved hanger, and it is my purpose to cover by my claims any modification of the specific structure illustrated, which may come within the scope of my invention in view of the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1..In a garment hanger, a plate, means for fastening the plate to a support, said plate having at its lower end a horizontal journal member for supporting a coat hanger, a loop of rigid material having an end rotatable in said journal, a, coathangerhaving a central channelwalls thereof received in the respective channels of the holder.

3. In a device of the class described, a support, a rigid loop pivoted thereto to hang downwardly therefrom, a hanger pivoted to the lower part of the loop, the arms of the loop being so curved that the hanger may be supported in a plane forwardly from that of the support when hanging downwardly from the loop or may be folded under the curved parts of such arms and between them and the plane of the support for economy of space in'packing and for protection of the hanger by the loop.

JAMES H. COURNYER. 

